Senate Democrats plan to introduce a resolution condemning President Trump's pardons of individuals charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack. While the resolution faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled Senate, its introduction could force some Republicans to publicly oppose the pardons.
Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's pardon of January 6 protesters on Monday. They will seek to pass the resolution by unanimous consent. In one of Trump's many executive orders, he pardoned approximately 1,500 people charged in connection with the January 6 protests.
Although the resolution is unlikely to pass through the Republican-controlled Senate, its formal introduction could force some Republicans to publicly and declaratively object to the measure. The “unanimous consent” proposal that will be formally introduced Monday is expected to require at least one Republican Senator to publicly formally object to block the resolution’s passage. The senators’ resolution has brief language. It specifies, “Resolved, That the Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers.” Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) stated, “I refuse to allow President Trump to rewrite what happened on January 6 — armed insurrectionists, incited by Trump himself, broke into the U.S. Capitol and violently assaulted Capitol Police officers in their attempt to overthrow a free and fair election. Insurrectionists cracked the ribs of police officers and smashed spinal disks. Donald Trump’s pardons are a wholesale endorsement of political violence — as long as it serves Donald Trump.” Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) echoed these sentiments, saying, “It gives the stamp of approval now to political violence, saying that if you conduct political violence, and it’s in favor of Donald Trump, for the next four years that you’ll be okay.” Senator Kim also emphasized that the country should not “move on” from the events of January 6, 2021, because it “was one of the worst moments in American history” like World War II, the Holocaust, and slavery
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